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Obama Announces the Death of Bin Laden

President Barack Obama gives a press conference at 10:30 p.m. CST on Sunday.

The leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, is dead. 

During an evening press conference, President Obama offered details on the Pakistani operation that led to the killing of bin Laden. He said that he had given consent for the operation, which led to a firefight and bin Laden's death.

“On nights like this one, we can say that justice has been done," Obama said.

You can read more online coverage by The Chicago Tribune here, The New York Times here or The Wall Street Journal here.

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